Skagit Audubon Society

Welcome to Skagit Audubon Programs

General membership meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm.
In person meetings are typically presented at the Padilla Bay Interpretive Center, 10441 Bayview-Edison Rd., Mt. Vernon. Other meetings may be available by Zoom only. Please check the specific program listing below for the time and location of the current meeting. Some programs offer “watch parties” - see newsletter for details.

SCAM ALERT! Our monthly programs on Zoom are always FREE! Any prompt during registration on Zoom to collect any financial or payment information is a scam (and out of our control).

MONTHLY PROGRAM

Learn about the most common native trees around Skagit County. If you are new to western Washington or just want to get to know your surroundings better, this presentation will help enrich your walks in the woods. We’ll cover identification as well as growth traits, habitats, and which species are particularly important for bird life.  

Kevin is a professor with Washington State University Extension, where he has been a faculty member since 2007. Kevin is based in Snohomish County and coordinates the Extension Forestry program in the Puget Sound area, working with people who own forested property. Kevin has two forestry degrees from the University of Washington. His research interests include forestry education, forest health and ecology, and native trees. Kevin is also a Certified Forester and author of the book Native Trees of Western Washington. 

To attend, please register at: https://tinyurl.com/2adumpub  If the registration page does not immediately open, you should be redirected to it within a few seconds. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU! 

·       We will let members in from the waiting room 5 minutes prior to the meeting time (7:00 pm). A brief business meeting is held prior to the presentation.

·       Questions or registration problems? Please email programs@skagitaudubon.org

2026 UPCOMING PROGRAMS, from Ann Kramer

Join us for a season of interesting and energetic speakers and topics

April 14, 2026  Paul Bannick IN-PERSON (at Mt. Vernon Library Commons-A Joint Collaboration) Woodpecker: A Year in the Life of North American Woodpeckers. The outcome of Paul’s lifelong interest and study of Woodpeckers, their habits, ranges and over 200 never-before-seen images. A bonanza of woodpecker information and images. Author: Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls

May 12, 2026  Bob Gillespie IN-PERSON Introduction to Beneficial Insects or Introduction to Pollinator Diversity. A talk with displays will cover the diversity of native bees, flies, beetles, butterflies and moths that pollinate native plants and the plants we depend on for a complete diet.

June 9, 2026  Peter Cavanaugh IN-PERSON: How Birds Fly (POTLUCK)  Our year-end member program.  From take-off to landing, Peter unveils the complex evolution and physics of bird flight. Author: How Birds Fly

Skagit Audubon Legacy Program Recordings

“A Birder’s Evolution-Beyond Your Spark Bird”, presented by George Armistead https://youtu.be/gaVeZDTQr-I

TNC’s Port Susan Bay Preserve Restoration Adaptive Management Presented by Amber Parmenter, Puget Sound Stewardship Manager
https://youtu.be/yeG1448QdX4

Baby Birds: An Artist Looks into the Nest by Julie Zickefoose
https://youtu.be/kppE71b3YjE

Woodpeckers of Western Washington by Jeff Kozma, Wildlife Biologist with Yakima National Fisheries
https://youtu.be/SR0cyxR35xY

How Birds are Responding, and Sometimes not Responding, to Climate Change by Steve Hampton
https://youtu.be/xcnhXwF3weM

American Dipper and Salmon Restoration: How Barriers to Salmon Migration Change Everything for a Songbird by Dr. Christopher Tonra
https://youtu.be/2bLNOH1vzQ8